Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

Homeschoolers on the Horizon of America’s Future

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

I’M STAYING WITH A HOMESCHOOL FAMILY, AND IT’S LIKE LOOKING BACK IN TIME WHAT AN AMAZING WORLD! Traditional virtues are taught. Reading, writing and arithmetic are amplified with stories of early American pioneers, lessons from Creation Science research, Bible lessons, and … Continue reading →

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Back to school — but not via bus. 25% parents don’t want kids on school bus

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

(© esthermm – stock.adobe.com) CHILDREN, EDUCATION, PARENTING Back-to-school anxiety? Quarter of parents don’t want kids riding school bus during pandemic AUGUST 1, 2021 by Chris Melore ShareTweet NEW YORK — With COVID-19 rates starting to tick back up this summer, parents are more … Continue reading →

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How Some Districts Are Trying To Get Anxious Families Back Into Schools

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

How Some Districts Are Trying To Get Anxious Families Back Into Schools, but Homeschooling looks better all the time July 26, 20219:22 AM ET SNEHA DEY After losing several family members to COVID-19, Paullette Healy says she isn’t ready to … Continue reading →

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Masks in Public Schools Again

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

Email from former Congressman Ron Paul: Masks in Public Schools Again RP Ron Paul <tip [at] ronpaulcurriculum [dot] com> Sat 7/31/2021 10:47 AM To:  Ron Paul Curriculum Member/Users: The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta has reversed course. The CDC released … Continue reading →

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San Francisco public schools add mindfulness meditation to curriculum

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

KCBS ALL NEWS 106.9FM AND 740AM San Francisco public schools add mindfulness meditation to curriculum….   Susi Brennnan instructs first graders at Daniel Webster Elementary School in mindfulness meditation on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Photo credit Alice Wertz/KCBS Radio  By Alice Wertz, KCBS … Continue reading →

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Reading: Road to Freedom (Be a Hero. Teach a Child to Read, #4)

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

  “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” ― Frederick Douglass   “Learning to Read and Write” from Frederick Douglass’ autobiography (1845) gives a detailed explanation about how he  learned to read and write. These skills equipped him … Continue reading →

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Why Private Schools Have Gone Woke

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

CULTURE Why Private Schools Have Gone Woke Meet the National Association of Independent Schools, which enforces diversity, equity, and inclusion standards as a requirement for accreditation Getty Images Aaron Sibarium • July 28, 2021 5:00 am SHARE The Dalton School hosts … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Teaching? Two toes? A finger? (Be a Hero. Teach a child to read, #3)

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

“The alphabet is an abolitionist.  If you would keep a people enslaved, refuse to teach them to read.” (Harper’s Weekly, Nov. 9, 1867, quoted from “Literacy as Freedom” in the Smithsonian) Nat Turner’s Rebellion and Laws against Reading Instruction In … Continue reading →

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The Man who Taught the World to Read (Be a Hero. Teach a Child to Read, #2)

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

Ever heard of Dr. Frank C. Laubach? “The man who taught the world to read”? This one man is credited with helping over 100 million people to read.   How did he do it? Working as a missionary, Dr. Laubach … Continue reading →

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Want to End Homeschooling? Fight Ideological Indoctrination in Public Schools

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Meg Rayborn Dawson

                                  Is Homeschooling Good or Bad? May 2020 WHAT DO YOU THINK? In a recent interview and article, Harvard Professor Elizabeth Bartholet. recommends a presumptive ban on homeschooling … Continue reading →

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